A new paleobathymetric interpretation of the Middle Miocene Grand Bay Formation of Carriacou (Grenadines, Lesser Antilles)

Ichnos

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-288

  Donovan, Stephen K ^a   Harper, David A T ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carriacou; Lesser Antilles; Miocene; Paleoenvironments; Zoophycos

Indexed keywords

ICHNOLOGY; MIOCENE;

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES;

EID: 0032323487     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420949909386460     Document Type: Article

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